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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1919
Page
11
More than $5,000 was paid yesterday to Athens school teachers with checks issued from the Superintendent Bond’s office. Official figures show white teachers received $4,835.07 and Negro teachers $1,032.50.
In Atlanta on July 1 the Banner reports a series of Farmer's Union meetings across Georgia starting July 4 in Clarksville Habersham county at the Ninth District School. Charles S. Barrett national president will speak along with A A Elmore Washington Idaho division chair and Georgia officials J J Brown agricultural commissioner and J J Mills president of the Georgia Farmer's Union. The second gathering is set for July 5 in Winder with more rallies in central and southern Georgia next week. Barrett says the national headquarters meeting will be in Washington in August with Gifford Pinchot as a committee member.
Atlanta July 1 reports circulate that Senator Sam Olive of Augusta will run against Congressman Carl Vinson of Milledgeville in the next Tenth district race. Olive, presiding over the state senate, has not announced, but friends say the contest would be a warm one.
Wednesday at the Strand features Vivian Martin in The Innocent Adventuress with News Events. Elite shows Tom Mix in Coming of the Law. Thursday presents Wm. Desmond in The Mints of Hell and Sennett's No Mother to Guide Him, plus Tom Mix in Coming of the Law. Friday at Strand stars Bert Lytell in The Lion's Den with Sunshine comedy Damaged, No Good and Elite pairs Pauline Frederick in Woman of Index with Fatty Out West. Saturday offers J Warren Herrigan in Three X Gordon, Fatty Moonshine, and Jack Pickford in Great Expectations with Maria Walcamp in The Red Glove. Also mosquito health ad for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
GMC Truck Co adopts slogan Faithful as dog am I recalling Senator West famous dog tribute. The piece presents West’s jury speech praising a dog as man’s truest friend, enduring loyalty from prosperity to death and a tale of dog devotion amid human betrayal.
Mrs. M. Sellers of 67 Bay Street Charleston reports strong benefits from Ironized Paw-Paw, claiming rapid relief from debility and indigestion. She says the tonic raises and sustains her energy, aiding sleep and strength, with broad favorable reports across regions. Sold by Interstate Drug Company in New York.
A remedy advice item suggests eating slowly and thoroughly chewing to prevent belching. It recommends taking one Chamberlain's Tablet after supper if belching continues and ends with an instruction to advertise wants in The Banner.
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